British intelligence helped foil an al-Qaeda plot to blow up the New York subway just five days before it was due to go ahead, it can be disclosed, as Abid Naseer, a suspect in the case, faces an extradition hearing in London. The suicide attack, planned to mark last years anniversary of the September 11 […]
Its another frigid day in New York, where 10 of the first 14 days of December have seen temperatures below normal for this time of year. With winds anywhere between 15 and 25 mph blowing through the area Wednesday, the wind chill will remain around 12 degrees, said CBS 2?s meteorologist John Elliott. The actual […]
Saccharin isin a lot of products you might use everyday. It’s in items like sugar-freegum, diet soda and mouthwash. It’s even in some of your pills. But now there’s one less place where you can find the popular artificial sweetener. The Environmental Protection Agency is taking saccharin and its salts off its list of hazardous […]
A total of four bodies have been found near a Long Island, New York, beach by authorities searching for a missing person, police said. The first body was found Saturday,
The body of Mark Madoff, who killed himself on the second anniversary of his father Bernie’s arrest for a massive Ponzi scheme, will be cremated without any funeral service, sources
The Rabbinical Council of America places great value on the judicious balancing of halachic and ethical principles of policy and action. The brilliance of the halachic tradition lies in its
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman For Five Towns Jewish Times] Many people are already familiar with the case of a recent appearance of a religious Jewish couple, Heidi and Mendi, on The Peoples Court. The case involved a Georgie wig that was erroneously washed by workers in a landromat. The Peoples Court, although appearing to be […]
New York – Over a half dozen legislators, including Council Members David G. Greenfield, Lew Fidler, Stephen Levin, Brad Lander, Jumaane Williams and Mark Weprin and New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, joined Jewish community leaders from across the five boroughs to denounce the elimination of the Administration for Childrens Services Priority 7 […]
A state of emergency was declared and the Canadian armed forces were summoned on Tuesday after a heavy storm left hundreds of motorists stranded in their cars on a major
This week, a group of kollel members from the Satmar community of Kiryas Joel visited OU headquarters. Their purpose was to learn kashrut in depth, declared one of their hosts, Rabbi Abraham Juravel. They were here learning how to apply the book learning of Yoreh Deah to real life situations at factories that are OU […]
The bitterly cold air flowing into the Florida Peninsula broke record lows overnight into Tuesday, and the cold will continue for at least another night. Daytona Beach, Vero Beach, Miami
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was granted bail Tuesday after a hearing at Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London, but a lawyer representing Swedish prosecutors immediately filed an appeal. That means Assange will remain in jail until the next hearing, which should be within 48 hours, lawyers said. The 39-year-old Australian handed himself over to London police […]
A new iPhone App with the misleading name PatriotApp attempts to draw on the power of the patriot movement, turning smartphone users into a gigantic snitch network. You might think an app with such a patriotic name might have useful functions like a pocket constitution or quotes from our forefathers. But contrary to the services […]
New York City Fire Department Commissioner Salvatore Cassano testified before the City Council Monday, saying 20 fire companies will be closed overnight in an effort to close a $60 million
A dangerous combination of freezing winds, biting cold and snow flurries blanketed the tri-state area with ice late Monday, causing a multitude of accidents that hampered Tuesday’s morning commute. The
Authorities are warning residents that they may notice an increase in police officers and emergency vehicles in the region during planned drills Monday through Friday. The drills will test first
The number of U.S. homeowners who owe more on their homes than the homes are worth dipped slightly in the last quarter to 10.8 million. But the drop was driven
(Videos posted below) He may be funny, but talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel is no mensch. Kimmel swiped a YouTube video of a ranting Hasidic man and spliced it into a
A Brighton Beach-connected international money launderer who worked under the European equivalent of John Gotti counts ranking New York politicians among his friends. A trio of powerhouse politicos is coming to the aid of Nikolai Dozortsev: state Sen. Carl Kruger, Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny, and even Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. The elected officials […]
ABC News has learned that Richard Holbrooke, the US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died. On Friday, Holbrooke was rushed to the hospital with a torn aorta. He
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